A while ago, President Trump bragged about how he was going to bring drug prices down by "700, 800, even 1,500 percent." He seemed to keep mentioing that absurd 1,500 percent figure. Yesterday, he mentioned it again concerning a drug that costs $150 in the US but only the equivalent of $10 in Germany. So apparently he thinks if he brings the price of that drug down to $10 here, he's reducing the price by 1,500 percent!
Of course, most of us realize that you can't cut the price of anything by more than 100 percent, at which point the item is free. In this case the reduction in price is $140, which divided by the original price of $150, gives you a 93 percent reduction. Does his "1,500 percent" claim mean that the drug company will now give you your prescription for free, plus award you another $2,100 just to take it off their hands?
So Donald J Trump, the alleged genius, the great business mogul, doesn't understand a simple math concept such as percentage. This the guy some Americans, in thier great wisdom, have chosen for the most important political post on earth.
Along with his obvious physical deterioration, Trump is showing signs of dementia. But given his natural stupidity, his mental laziness and his vast ignorance, it's really hard to tell.